Annual Appeal from the President
December 2007
Dear Friend of the AIDS Council,
Your gift can make an impact on a life.
The AIDS Council of Northeastern New York cared for over 900 people living with HIV and AIDS in 2007. Our case managers worked diligently on behalf of those living with this life-threatening disease and their families. We made sure they received attention and support essential to their survival. Without our services, clients would not achieve success in their HIV treatment, families would have fallen apart from the pressures of living with HIV and many would have failing health outcomes.
Our prevention work saves lives. We are there in the hardest to reach communities throughout the region. We provide cutting edge outreach, testing and training to the most at-risk individuals, many of whom don’t have the skills or resources to protect themselves from infection. We are there at homeless shelters and programs for abandoned and disconnected kids, on the street, in the community gathering places, on-line and working with other systems and human service agencies. We help people face the risk and take action.
Throughout the AIDS Council’s 23 years of service, transportation has been one ongoing, critical need which acts as a vital safety net for clients who have no way to get to medical and social service appointments. This year, our transportation services face a serious challenge. Changes at the federal level regarding the Ryan White Treatment Modernization Act do not allow us to use this grant to provide transportation to non-medical services such as support groups, some case management, legal, social services and social/recreational community events.
There has been recent news that the increase in HIV infections in the U.S. may be 50 percent higher than the projected 40,000 per year reported since 2000. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will likely release statistics that HIV infections now appear to be as high as 58,000 to 63,000 in the most recent 12-month period. HIV/AIDS and its negative effects continues on here in Northeastern New York and its impact is still just as profound and devastating as ever.
The Annual Fund provides resources for the AIDS Council’s most pressing needs not covered by other funding sources.
I hope that you will join me today in supporting the AIDS Council’s Annual Fund by your gift of: $65 to provide round trip transportation from a rural community to services in Albany; $100 to purchase five Rapid HIV tests or five food vouchers; or $150 to buy a housing start up kit for a client moving into a new residence. Your contribution ensures that the AIDS Council will continue to offer the highest quality services to its clients and our community. For your convenience, you may donate online or download our printable donation form.
Each year, when I consider financially supporting the AIDS Council, I think about what our community would be like without these supports. I am there for the AIDS Council because I know we make an impact on the course of HIV/AIDS in our shared region. Please join me in making this difference.
Sincerely,
Joan R. Hayner
President, Board of Directors
Donations
How You Can Help?
Your generous donation ensures that the AIDS council continues its valuable work assisting those with HIV/AIDS and preventing new HIV infections.
You can donate online or download our printable donation form and mail it with your check to:
AIDS Council of Northeastern New York
Attn: Director of Development and Marketing
927 Broadway
Albany, NY 12207
Other choices for donating: |
Please help us prevent new cases of HIV and support those in our community who struggle to live with the disease. |
Monetary donations as well as gifts of securities, real estate, insurance, bequests, and retirement plan assets are accepted.
For more information about our vital work, please contact the Director of Development and Marketing at 518.434.4686.
The AIDS Council of Northeastern New York is a private, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1984. Your gift to the AIDS Council is tax deductible to the full extent allowed by current state and federal law.
